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Track and Fail
Eugene, Oregon is known as “Track Town USA,” thanks to the University of Oregon. Falling well short of that standard is yours truly, slapping the wrong goddamn buttons on Konami’s Track & Field, here at the Eugene City Brewery. Yeah, I tried the old comb trick (here with a knife.) This couldn’t have been more…
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Dead Space 2 Designer Made This Awesome Minecraft Trailer
A Visceral Games engineer built this Minecraftized trailer to celebrate Dead Space 2. “I put it up in time for launch but it was too dark,” he writes. “Now that the partying has worn off, I remembered to brighten it.” The trailer was done by Michael Noonan, a gameplay engineer for Visceral. “The whole environment…
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The Week in Games: Don’t Retreat, Rearm
High-profile downloadables lead the coming seven days of game releases, beginning with Bionic Commando: Rearmed 2 on PSN Tuesday (and Xbox Live on Wednesday), plus the first map pack extension in Call of Duty: Black Ops. Tuesday (Feb. 1) Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 (PSN) – The sequel to 2008’s show-stealing, charm-your-pants-off reboot of Bionic Commando…
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Top 5 of Top 10 Lists: It’s Time for Androgyny
Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there. •The 25 Most Androgynous Video Game Characters [UGO] Give UGO some credit, it actually includes androgynous characters from series other than Final Fantasy, which could…
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Warcraft Gold Farmers Get An Ultimatum From PayPal
The makers of World of Warcraft have struck back at the game’s gold-farming black market, convincing PayPal to suspend the accounts of those using the service for gold-selling transactions. Warning letters went out this month. Blizzard’s complaint to PayPal accused gold-farmers of selling Blizzard’s intellectual property, i.e. the virtual goods. PayPal’s complied and sent notices…
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Dragon Quest VI Arrives Too Late For Gaming Grandmother
In 1995, Enix America closed, throwing plans for an English release of Dragon Quest VI into doubt. “I may not live long enough to see Dragon Quest VI,” wrote one fan. She wasn’t exaggerating. She was 76 at the time. After 15 years, Dragon Quest VI will get an English localization on Feb. 14, but…
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Coming February It’s … Rémi Kart 2!
Not a game, but it is a sequel to “Rémi Kart,” the hilarious viral vid by Rémi Gaillaird, the famous French prankster who also trashed a supermarket in a Pac-Man video. Rémi Kart 2 is due in February. What would a Rémi video be without him getting chased by the cops?
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Evony, In Perfect Harmony
The inspiration for this week’s ‘Shop Contest challenge comes from Manly McBeeferton, who out of nowhere dropped a Minecraft/Evony mashup into our #minecraft tag. I figure there are many more games that could use the treatment. Come ‘Shop, My Lord! No source images per se, but you’ve got a few exploitable angles here. 1) The…
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Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
We know you can’t wait to get both your thumbs on the NGP; for now, you’ll just have to talk about it, and other video games, in Kotaku’s official forum. Ursus-Veritas is the weekend winner of the #taypics derby. There are six chances each week to get your handiwork featured. Just shop up this image…
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Sunday Comics, Jan. 30 2011
Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. (published Jan. 24 – Read more of Awkward Zombie) Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. (published Jan. 25 – Read more of Nerf NOW!!) Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik. (published Jan. 26 – Read more of Penny Arcade) Manly Guys Doing Manly Things by Kelly Turnbull. (published Jan.…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Your Mom Hates ‘Shops Winners
A maternal reproach of Dead Space 2 served as the inspiration for last week’s ‘Shop Contest challenge. We received more than 800 submissions, so, inevitably, someone’s getting left out of this roundup. Multi-panel entries were by far the most common; Bouzi (3) Damian Jose Hernandez (6) and ilikejelly (10) supplied the best. Obligatory themes included…
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Fight Night Barely Breaks A Sweat In Multiplayer Demo
Fight Night: Champion’s demo arrives Tuesday, but apparently some in the UK have gotten their hands on it. Notably, the demo will include online multiplayer. This series of four videos gives you a look at what to expect from it. My early impressions are that the graphics are strong and the punches come in quicker,…
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An FPS-Style Ammo Counter, In Real Life
Playing shooters, I’ve often wondered if the persistent knowledge of exactly how many rounds you have left delivers a tactical advantage you can’t have in real life. This invention delivers a video-game advantage to the battlefield. This device – fixed to an automatic weapon, no less – counts the rounds remaining in the magazine. It’s…
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How A Video Game Made Him Into A Major Leaguer
He’d given up six runs in three innings of work when MLB 10 The Show sent the manager out to remove him from the game. Even in a video game, the bad losses stick with you. They stick with Hans Smith a little more. Smith, 25, bitterly watched the remainder of the game, every play…
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You’re Getting 45 More Angry Birds Levels Come March
Angry Birds Rio isn’t the movie we’d been hearing about – it’s a crossover with a movie, delivering another 45 levels to Angry Birders in two months, says the game’s maker. The pigs don’t figure to appear. The premise of Rio, as nearly every animated feature’s premise goes these days, is a stranger-in-a-strange-land tale involving…
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Box Scores: Your Chance to be a Star
We came up dry in our quest for a game of the week, so let me just remind you folks: Submissions, not just winners, of the epic contests you’ve played in sports games, get your comment handle starred. Details inside. It’s really simple: In our official sports open thread on the weekend, we want to…
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